Nicolas Cage

Entertainment entrepreneur Ryan Kavanaugh, the financial whiz who piloted his own helicopter and sought to rewrite the Hollywood rules of engagement, has been grounded. The highflying, hard-living mini-mogul, unable to make payment on $320 million owed to lenders, has begun laying off staff from his Beverly Hills-based Relativity Media. The studio behind movies such as "The Social Network" and "The Fighter" filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, the company said. It's a violent return to Earth for one of the movie industry's youngest and flashiest power players, who at 40 boasts more than 60 film producing credits and friendships with...

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